Ofelia Rivas, founder of O'odham Rights Cultural and Environmental Justice Coalition, and the O'odham VOICE Against the Wall, was interviewed for chapter three (Abuses Against Indigenous Peoples) of the extensive new Amnesty International report on human rights violations taking place in the border region between the US and Mexico.

John Zerzan, a well known writer and philosopher from Eugene, Oregon, spoke at a benefit event for O'odham Rights and the Dry River Anarchist Center in Tucson, Arizona, in December of 2011.

John Zerzan: "When you don’t have community, you don’t have solidarity, you don’t have these ties that hold people together, social ties, then anything can happen. And anything is happening. And then the Left wants to talk about its legacy, and they don’t want to talk about de-Occupy, de-Colonize. They have no interest in respecting the integrity of indigenous cultures or lifeways or traditions, the very thing we need to be aware of and that we need to stand together with. When the elders feel it appropriate to speak to us, we need to respect that. We need to listen...

As a traditional O'odham, Ofelia speaks on behalf of the Traditional O'odham Leaders, the council of O'odham communities on the southern O'odham territories, and carries the words of the ceremonial leaders to unite our common efforts to stay strong.

She has represented the O'odham as part of La Otra Campaña and the World People's Summit on Climate Change in Cochabamba, Bolivia. “These are the places that hold strength,” she says. “[I] was very fortunate to be at these places.”

Imperialism – lately this word has been re-entering debate and speech around the country. For the most part these days, the word imperialism is being used to describe the actions of the United States Government as it seeks to gain control over Middle Eastern governments and economies. The continuing occupation of Iraq by the United States is the best example of this neo-imperialism.

But imperialism is not limited to lands across the oceans, and the United States Government is currently engaged in the occupation of lands much closer to home...

This is a historical study dealing with O'odham responses to colonization.

It begins with a short overview of Spanish Colonization and moves through the Mexican Period and into the period of United States colonial control of the O'odham territory.

This paper uses United States Indian policy as a lens to view O'odham history. The primary purpose of this study is to give a historical context to O'odham struggles for Tribal Autonomy in the midst of Colonial occupation and repression. In addition, this paper also challenges the progress narrative of "civilization" and gives many examples of how the historical struggle of the Traditional O'odham to maintain their autonomy has in fact been a struggle against "civilization" it-self.

The O’odham way of life is based on the land that has held the remains of our ancestors since the creation of this world. The O’odham did not migrate from anywhere according to our oral history. Our creation tellings record our history and teach the O’odham the principles of life. The survival of O’odham today is our him’dag.